EnCE - next course/cert

This year, I've managed to get the eJPT and the Network+. Next up, i'm going for EnCE. In fact, I've just started EnCE. It looks like it's a huge course. I'll use this thread to document my progress and let you know my thoughts on it as I go along.
If anyone has done it, please also let me know your thoughts too! I've not seen any recent posts about it on the forum.
If anyone has done it, please also let me know your thoughts too! I've not seen any recent posts about it on the forum.
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I passed phase 1 and I am finishing the last question 18 from phase 2 today. All within a month's time frame. I still have until the 24th of April to turn in my report. So I will use that time to go over everything again and to make sure my report is sharp.
If you need to DM me please reach out.
Hope you don't give up. I did not take this exam seriously until I started doing the labs at the end of the course materials. I also gained more respect for it once I was bombing the practice questions. Let me know if you need any help.
Edit: Also wanted to let you know that although you felt the materials were off from the multiple choice questions, the materials are identical to the phase two hands on case exam. The multiple choice questions you can get through, give it a chance, you will see with the practice questions you will be more confident.
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I prepare to take phase 1 Exam soon. But I cannot find any practice test. Just based on video, pdc files (notes) and study guide, is it enough to pass phase 1 exam?
Hope this helps.
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I turn in my report this Sunday.
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I am shooting for cloud security , specifically the new Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect route. CloudSec + SOC/BlueTeam/IR/AD Security & Hardening, now throw in Forensics, is over reaching to ask any employee to cover.
EnCase has been a long journey, I been at this for 8-10 months now. Just happy its coming to end. I will help out with minor cases, its not my field to be handling major cases.
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I basically answered every question besides 16-17 by going over the examples within the exam prep course book and seeing the course videos I still had access too (had bought the on-demand courses for the first two courses, the prep course was live virtual). Truthfully you won't need the videos as they are just 1 to 1 examples of whats covered in the book.
Good luck to the rest of you taking this exam!
2023 Cert Goals: SC-100, eCPTX
2023 Cert Goals: SC-100, eCPTX
Here's the kicker. It just so happens if you fail, it's around $500 for a re-take. It used to be around $200 for a retake when Guidance Software were at the helm, but Opentext are out for your money. You also cannot re-take for approx 2 months - and you only get a pass/fail, so you have no clue if you were close to passing or not.
To add to my list of complaints, after passing Phase I, the company sent out the wrong Phase II instructions - so I spent X amount of time working on it, only to realise I couldn't answer it properly due to an error on their part.
I passed anyway and was asked if I wanted a physical certification - of course, I said yes, and I was then told that they cannot send them until they meet a minimum order requirement.
Unless your company pays, I strongly advise to avoid this stinker of a course. There's far too many better providers out there. I sense Opentext's EnCE's days are numbered unless they dramatically overhaul and improve it.
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I've been stuck on my 7zip/video question for almost a week.